I’ve seen reports that WhatsApp is finally testing voice and video chat calls for the web- and desktop-based version of its service. But you still have to do it via the mobile app, which isn’t nearly as useful as being able to do the same things on a desktop app.

In fact, WhatsApp has even bolstered its video chat capabilities during amid these cheery pandemic times, and now allows you to converse with up to 50 people at a time. So, what do you think of this handy new feature coming to WhatsApp web and desktop? Will you be making more calls from your computer? Leave us your thoughts in the comments below.WhatsApp is more than just a text chat service - you’ve been able to use it to make voice and video calls for as long as I can remember. Though WABetaInfo did not mention whether you still need to tether your phone to your desktop, we hazard a guess that you will still to link your phone to use the feature. But considering just how widely used WhatsApp is, having the ability to call from your desktop client, this is a pretty significant feature that will benefit many users. There are in fact plenty of alternatives out there that offer similar calling features for some time such as Facebook Chat and Google Duo. That being said, the ability to make calls on messaging clients is not new. At present, it is noted that WhatsApp Desktop has a higher priority. Though WhatsApp has not announced an official release date, the feature should be coming to more users in the coming weeks. WABetaInfo says that WhatsApp is currently rolling the voice and video call support on its web and desktop clients via a beta test and it is only available to a handful of users. It is worth noting that users will see a warning on screen if they don’t have a camera attached and try to make a video call.

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